Sandstone cliff:
Raining....
Trilobite larva ???
(side view)
The guitar beetle (Mormolyce sp.)
At the end of July 2008, my Indonesian friends came to visit me. So, I decided to bring them to explore in a misty jungle not far from my home. One of my local friends joined us....as he is afraid of leech, I didn't dare to tell him until last minute.
Well, the jungle floor was very wet due to the over night rain. Damn...we're being "chased" by countless mountain leeches! Until now, I still scratching my leech bites on both of my legs!!! It's a nightmare but yet it's another great adventure trip.
The mountain near my home.
The misty jungle of Borneo
The misty rainforest.
Green jungle;
Got ladder to climb (no idea who is so rich to sponsor the ladders along the trail):
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Sandstone cliff:
Raining....
Trilobite larva ???
(side view)
The guitar beetle (Mormolyce sp.)
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A tree snail : Amphidromus similis
New species of snail??
Stick insect
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We're shocked when we found white colored mountain crab in such a high altitude (> 1000 m above sea level):
This male crab could be a new species??
The female crab is not in white colour:
....to be continued.
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The focus of the day: Nepenthes fusca (pitcher plant):
N. fusca is a highland species:
Most of them are growing on the tree:
A young N. fusca grows on the mossy tree trunk:
A species of beautiful mountain moss:
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First time found this beautiful aroid, Alocasia sp.
The fruits of a palm (Pinanga sp.)
A new species of Begonia ??
This Begonia grows on mossy sandstone boulder:
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There are too many wild orchids in the misty jungle.......no time to photograph all of them:
A terrestrial orchid
Dimorphorchis lowii ?? (orchid)
Agrostophyllum sp. (orchid)
Jewel orchid, Macodes petola
Close-up
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Nephylaphyllum beccarii (orchid)
Flowers of Nephylaphyllum beccarii (orchid)
We smell something nice along the trail, then we check it up & found this beautiful orchid (Bulbophyllum lobbii) is blooming!!!
Bulbophyllum lobbii
Calanthe vestita (orchid)
The flower & seed pods of Calanthe vestita
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Jungle Mike,
You are in your elements. Love the stick insect
Seems like pitchers and orchid are plentiful, real beautiful
BTW how did you cook the white crab? chilli crab? hehehe
Thanks.
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Richard
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the moss looks beautiful! any ID for it ?
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
thanks Choy.
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